The Lawyer's Daily: Criminalhttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
Latest articles for: CriminalCopyright 2019 LawyersDailyen-USFri, 13 Sep 2019 17:01:55 +0000Senior civilian RCMP official faces rare national security charges https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15190?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15190The director-general of an intelligence unit within the RCMP faces national security and criminal charges, the Mounties revealed on Sept. 13.Fri, 13 Sep 2019 13:43:52 +0000LSO maintains scope of practice for paralegals, law students on summary convictionshttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15178?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15178The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has approved measures to preserve the work paralegals, law students and lawyer licensing candidates do on summary convictions in the wake of Bill C-75.Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:06:10 +0000Trans people in prison: Nova Scotia’s approachhttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15179?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15179A panel on transgender people and prisons took place during Halifax Pride, intended to help lawyers better serve trans clients remanded or sentenced to provincial custody in Nova Scotia and promote understanding of some issues trans people face in the prison system.Fri, 13 Sep 2019 11:04:02 +0000CBA announces funding for eight initiativeshttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15145?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15145The Canadian Bar Association’s (CBA) Law for the Future Fund (LFFF) of eight initiatives involving everything from legal literacy to an examination of who in Canada is stateless, and why.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 13:34:15 +0000Ontario’s top judges unite in defence of legal aid, pro bono https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15150?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15150The chief justices from Ontario’s top three courts banded together on Sept. 10 at the opening of the courts to stress the importance of legal aid, pro bono and the need for the courts to control their own resources.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:30:59 +0000Restriction on homegrown cannabis ruled unconstitutional by Quebec Superior Courthttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15144?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15144A Quebec Superior Court ruling that struck down the provincial ban on homegrown cannabis may set the stage for another constitutional legal battle over the province’s proposed strict draft regulations on cannabis edibles, according to legal experts.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 11:01:56 +0000High time Canada banned cosmetic testing on animals | Victoria Shroffhttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15143?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15143Twenty-seven European Union countries have already banned cosmetic testing on animals and this was done over a decade ago. Canada could have been number 40 on the world list to ban animal testing for the sake of beauty products, but it wasn’t.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 11:39:30 +0000Ontario fraud office ‘a step in the right direction’: lawyerhttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15051?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15051Observers are applauding the Ontario government’s efforts to combat white-collar crime such as securities and real estate fraud, which they say often requires complex resources beyond what traditional law enforcement can muster.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:57:22 +0000OSC whistleblower program report card https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15086?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15086In July 2016, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) launched the first program in Canada to provide compensation to whistleblowers for confidential tips that result in successful prosecution of individuals engaged in corporate misconduct. This article provides key program updates that have occurred since February 2018 and our views on the potential challenges faced by the program in evaluating its success.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:57:06 +0000Defence lawyers’ group not happy with end to ‘trier’ jury selectionhttps://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15089?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section
https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/criminal/articles/15089Contrary to Justice Canada, a voice for criminal defence lawyers says the impending elimination of “triers” to weed out biased jurors and the handing over of that job to judges will further bog down the courts.